Implant Sales

The company that makes the best-selling cochlear implant in the world says profits were up 8% during the second half of last year. Cochlear Ltd is based in Austrailia and reports implant sales for the period rose 7% to more than 9800 units. It recently introduced the Nulceus 5 implant to the US. Sales also increased for the company’s Baha, a bone-anchored hearing aid which is designed for those who are deaf in one ear. Company officials predict 15% growth in 2010.